Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keller North America, Inc, 100 Stickle Ave, ROCKAWAY, NEW JERSEY 07866
on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet) excluding toes.
Final narrative
An employee was inside of an excavation assisting in drilling operations when their left foot was pinched between the drill rig's jaw table and a retention wall. They sustained a fracture to their heel bone that required surgery.
An employee got into a physical altercation with another employee at the job site and he sustained a fractured jaw. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was setting a steel reinforcing cage in an auger cast pile and removing synthetic rigging straps off of the vertical bars. Their right hand became caught between the rigging strap and the auger cast pile, resulting in hospitalization with an amputated little finger.
On October 16, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a welder bent over to pick up a pair of gloves when a propane heater ignited the employee's clothing, causing third-degree burns to the back of the employee's right leg and knee.
An employee was moving steel beams from the lay down area to the welding area when a sheet hand slid, catching his right middle finger between it and the flange of a steel beam. The employee's right middle fingertip was amputated.
A crew was using a crane to assemble another crane when an employee tripped over an incline and lost his balance. The employee fell 6-7 feet from the decking to the asphalt surface below, resulting in fractures of the right arm above the elbow and left wrist. The employee also experienced swelling to the top of the left foot.
An employee was working to build an electrical substation. He was cleaning out the inside of a fixed section of a PVC pipe on the end that was furthest from an excavator. The excavator was outside of the trench and more than 25 feet away when it moved a pipe, pinching the employee's right arm between the two pipes. The employee's forearm was fractured.
An employee was anchored to a movable piece of equipment called a "lid" with a self-retracting lifeline harness. An overhead crane lifted the equipment, causing the employee to be pulled by his harness. The employee was pulled off the walkway and swung over the wall of the kiln. His body and head struck the wall. The employee lost consciousness and sustained a laceration to the side of his head that required stitches. The employee also sustained multiple fractured ribs and fractured vertebrae.
An employee was in a scissor lift, preparing to strip formwork from the underside of a concrete deck. As the lift was ascending, the employee's left little finger was pinched between the lift rail and the concrete beam above. The employee was hospitalized, and the soft tissue of their left little fingertip was amputated; the finger's bony tuft was also damaged.
An employee was operating an order picker when his left middle finger was crushed between the lift and storage racking. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
An employee was ascending in a scissor lift when his left thumb was caught between between the railing of the lift and a piece of equipment installed in the ceiling. The employee's thumb tip was amputated.
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